Shabbat Tea Set - Bookshelf
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133 pages |
The Book of Tea THE Register OF TEA The Cup of Humanity ea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of metrical composition as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a ... |
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112 pages |
Little Tea Book Through this immensely noted work, Okakura guided Westerners into Japan's culture, teaching an appreciation of its culture, its art, and its philosophies. |
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About this book The aim of the spiritual nature of tea has long been part of Japanese culture, and somewhat of a mystery to Western culture. With the 1906 newsletter of Kakuzo Okakura's "The Book of Tea," this connection was made clear to American readers who were beginning to see an upsurge of Japanese potency in the arts and culture. Through his work, Okakura introduced the term "Teaism" and explained to Western readers the upon tea, and its associated ceremonies, had on every aspect of Japanese life. Written in English, the work spoke to Westerners in terms they could accept, explaining not only Zen and Taoism, but also the secular aspects of tea, its simplicity and clarity, and its influence on Japanese art and architecture. He ends the employment with a discussion of Tea Masters, particularly Sen no Rikyu's contributions to the Japanese Tea Ceremony. Through this immensely important work, Okakura guided Westerners into Japan's suavity, teaching an appreciation of its culture, its art, and its... |
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375 pages |
Tea leaves, being a collection of letters and documents relating to the shipment of tea to the American colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company It contains stimulating information relative to the tea troubles that preceded the American Revolution, much of it new to students of that eventful period. To the kindness of Mrs. Benjamin Phipps and Mrs. Charles G. Butts, of Chelsea, ... |
Sharon keeps kosher, does not pounce the stove on Shabbat, but does turn on the TV ("The exterior says nothing; the essence is what's in the heart"). She grew up in Kiryat Motzkin (exorbitant school in a branch of the ORT vocational schools network),
Located in a courtyard behind a synagogue in the nerve of the former Ghetto, the historical Hanna restaurant was recently redone and takes reservations for pre-paid Shabbat meals. The décor is clear but elegant. The Hungarian first course is typically
